WyoJones' GEYSER SITE

What's UP WITH GEYSERS?

GEYSERS ARE RARE GEOLOGICAL
FEATURES usually associated with volcanic terrains volcanic rocks
with extremely high silica content. THERE ARE 600 TO 700 GEYSERS THAT ARE REPORTED TO EXIST IN THE WORLD
TODAY. 400 TO 500 OF THOSE ARE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK. GEYSERS FORM IN AREAS WHERE GROUNDWATER CAN CIRCULATE
SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET DEEP IN THE EARTH CRUST AND BE HEATED BY A VOLCANIC HEAT
SOURCE. A SPECIAL SET OF GEOLOGIC REQUIREMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR GEYSERS TO
EXIST: 1- A
VOLCANIC HEAT SOURCE,
MOLTEN ROCK (MAGMA), NEAR THE SURFACE, 2-
WATER THAT CAN CIRCULATE NEAR THE
HEAT SOURCE AND BECOME SUPERHEATED, 3-
A PLUMBING SYSTEM . THOUGH THESE
CONDITIONS INDIVIDUALLY ARE NOT UNUSUAL, IT IS THE COMBINATION OF THESE CONDITIONS
TOGETHER THAT IS APPARENTLY RARE.